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. PREFACE. 

A well-known law of the mind, aiid 
the one on which Ascham founded his 
system of teaching, is that Repetition 
fixes facts in the memory. It is also 
well known that verse is much more 
easily memorized than prose. Who 
can not tell the number of days in 
the month by ''Thirty days hath Sep- 
tember'' etc? 
# 

For this reason, and that the law of 
repetition may be brought into recj- 
uisition, the rulers of Europe for the 
last thousand years have been put 
into rhyme, and slight notes on each 
given. Professor-McCabe says ''' You 
cannot go through a spanishneedle 
patch without some of the needles 
sticking; to vou, neither can vou read 
a book without rememberiiig some of 



PREFACE. 

it.'^ These brief notes are to fix the 
yarious rulers in mind. 

Without a basis, no clear progress 
in historical study can be made. No 
better basis on which to build can be 
found than the reigns of the various 
sovereigns. 

The following verses and facts were 
prepared by the vvriter for his own 
benefit, and finding them to be of 
great service to him,, he thought they 
might aid some one else, and so was 
induced to put them in book {(^-ra. 

He who will commit the poems to 
memory and fix the notes in his mind 
will have a foundation on v/hich to 
build any sized historical structure. 
A. B. MURPHEY. 

CoxniT, 0-, July, 188-6. 



EULERS IN EHYME. 



PaPwT L — ^French Kings^ 



Hugh Capet was first of the House of Capet,* 

Followed by Eohert, Henry,, Philipe and 
Louis.. 
Then Louis the VII ascended tlie throme. 

And after a Philipe, a Louis again. 
Then Louis '^the Saint^' and two PMlipes 
came on, 

And Louis the X was followed by John, 
After Philipe the V, and IV Charles of Capet, 

Came Philipe the VI, the first of Valois. 
After John the II, three Charles' in state. 

Then Louis the XI, and Charles number 
VIII. 

After Louis the XII, and Francis the I, 
Henry, the Catholic, whose wife was the worst, 

Francis, Charles and Henry, sons of this 
queen, 
Who made the worst massacre ever was seen.. 

Henry of Bourbon, Navarre he was called, 
Was followed by Louis, whom Eichilieu ruled, 

Louis the XIV's was the age of display, 
And Louis the XV's the age of decay. 

Next Louis XVI, and the Deluge of Blood, 
And the Corsican Corporal rode on the flood. 

After Louis the XVIII quickly had passed, 
'Came Charles the X, of Bourbons the last. 

Then Louis Philipe, of the House of Orleans, 
And Napoleon III, so fertile in means. 

In '70 a Eepublican flag was unfurled, 
Aiid France is now holding her place in the 
world. 

■ [ ^Pxonounced Capay. ] 



NOTES ON FESNCII KINGS. 



Hugh Capet T^-as so called from 
tlio cap lie Yrore: Iig wouiJ not ^veara 
crown. Hg bec'an to reia:n in 937. 
OTertliroiYincr the Carlo vinG;ian Dv- 
nasty. 

r "'"^"^T was his son. lie Tras 
very vicns. IIo liYed durino; tho 



dreaded Tcai 



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PniLiPPB I wa3 son of Ilenr}'. 
Lguig YI, called "Louis tLe Fat/' 
Yras son oi j/YYiippe i. 

Louis YII ivas son of Louis YL 

"^j fi P".1 en c',f>rl IT"! (^ r ■; '"^" n ''^ -'=' '■"- r"^ rn*'l ]"'■■''■": '^r-r^ 

C-> ' — > /■ 

Louis YILI, wliose son, ■•■ 

i_;'vjui-b ij-u; ca-iiCCi iiiG ^jaiiiu, OG- 



^'^n to reien in 1226. 



tY'o cru: 



lio - Y'eui: on 



lis son 



Louis Xwas called the "Quarrel- 
Ecnic.'^ Kg was succeeded by 

J GUN i, yIio Y'as only a child and 
neYcr really ruled. Llis successor, 

PiiiLPru, called "ilie Tall," was 
brother of Louis N. ILs brother, . 

Ckahles lY, called "the Eand- 
somc," followed hini. 



HOTES ON Fr.Ei^CH KINGS. 

Philippe VI Tras son of Clias. of 
Valois, the A-ouno'est brother of Phil- 
ippe IV. He began the '^Plundred 

Years War/' His son, 

John II, was captured by the 

^Chahlss V, called ^^the Vase/' 
was son of John. It vras the age of 
Edward III, and of the Black Prince. 

CiiAHLES VI, his son, was in::anc: 
most of the rulers of that time were. 
A historian says, ^'God had grown 
diso;usted wiUi the e:aine and thrown 
his cards under the table.'' 

CiiAHLES VII, son of Chas. VI, 
caare to tlie throne in 1422, aided by 
Joan of Arc. Ke greatly feared his 
son, Louis XL End of the hundred 
years war. 

Louis XI was cruel and tyranni- 
cal. 4,000 persons, it is said " ore 
put to death by him. His son, 

GiiAKLES VIII was bold and am- 
bitious. Succeeded by his cousin, 

Louis XII, Dulie of Orleans. 
This Y/as the ase of Ferdinand of 



NOTES ON FRENCH KINGS. 

Spain. Louis died in 1515. 

Francis I was son of Charles 
Compte, and son-in-law of Louis XIL 
He patronized literature and was de- 
voted to chivalry, but was extremely 
licentious. Henry VIII ruled England. 

Henry II was son of Francis I, 
and husband of Catherine DeM-edici, 
who made the Massacre of St. Bar- 
tholomew. Their three sons followed. 

Francis II was the husband of 
Mary, Queene of Scotts. 

Charles, the second son, signed 
the order for the Massacre of St. Bar- 
tholomew in the year 1572. 

Henry, third son, was murdered, 

Henry IV was son of the Duke 
of Bourbon. He signed the Edict of 
Nantes, giving liberty to the Hugue- 
nots, which was revoked by Louis XIV, 

Louis XIII, son of Henry IV left 
two sons: 

1. Louis XIV, who ruled 72 years. 
His saying, "1 am the State," tells the 
character of his reign. He was gov- 
erned by his mistresses. Anna of 



KOTES ON FRENCH KINGS. 

Austria was his niotliGr. 

2. Louis XIV, who was most sensu- 
al; great-grandson of Louis XIV first 
of the House of Orleans. 

Louis XVI good but weak: he rept 
what the others had soAvn; he was be- 
headed in 1763, and the Reign of 
Terror commenced. 

Louis Z^VII never ruled. 

Napoleton BoNArAKTE ruled at 
the beginning of the 19th century. 

Louis XVIII yras phiced on the 
throne by the Allies, after they had 
deposed Napoleon 

ChaPx,les X was grand-son of 
Louis XI : he abdicated and died in 
1838. The Count of Chambord to- 
day claims the throne, as his heir. 

Louis Philippe called the ''Citi- 
zen King," son of the Duke of Or- 
leans, abdicated^ and died in 1850. 

Napoleon II, son of the first Na- 
poleon, called ••'King of Rome,'"' died 
while a mere child. 

Louis Napoleon, nephew of tho 
great Napoleon, wa.s deposed by Prus- 
sia in 1870. 



First IVilliiim, the iNcrman, tlien Vriliir.ir, 
his son. 
Henry, Stcplien and Henry, then Eichard 
and John. 
Then Ilenry the III, Edvrra-ds one, tvro and 
three, 
And agiiln after Eichard, three Henry's vre 
see. 
Tyv^o led wards, third Eichard, ii rightly 1 2:ncES, 
Two Henry's, Ei:!itli Edv.'aid, Queens ]:.Iai7 
and EtGe. 
Then Jaraes, the Scot, and CEarlcc, T,dicni 
the}' slev,', 
Th.en follcT\'cd Croni^"ell, and another 
Chrrles, too. 
Then Jarnes, called the Second ascended 
the throne, 
And AYilliani andidary, toc;ether came rn. 
Iscxt Annie, Georges four, lonitli "Williim, 
ail prLt, 
Gcd £ent them Yictciia, the ycnngcst and 
last. 



KOTES ON ENGLISH KINGS, 



William the Conqueror defeated 
Harold at tliebattle of Hastings. 1G66. 

Willia:i II carried out the feud- 
al policy of his father. 

IIexuy I was the brother of 'TTill- 
iani IT. 

Stephen was the third ccn of a 
daughter of Wkj. the Koriuau, and 
cousin to Matilda, the dauglilcr of 
Henry and wife of llcUi'v V of Ger- 
many, Called '"Empress Siaud.'' Ge- 
efiory Fhintagenet v:a3 her eecond 
husband, and her son was 

Henhy II. the hrstof the Plantair- 
enets. 

FciciiAun I, calhed '•'Ccur DeLion''' 
third son of Henrv II. enrrarcd in cru- 
sadcs. 

JoHX, a usurper, was forced to 

Lia^lt blld -LJi.il01io LiiO xTlci'iliu- vyixi,iiLU, ill 

1215. 

He^'sy III, eldest sen of John, 
was a weak kiug. Statute law dates 
from Ids reign. 

Edwaul I, his eldest son, was a 
great king, and is called tlie '"EEglish 
Justiniai:."' 

Edward II, called '-Piince cf 



NOTES ON ENGLISH KINGS. 

Wales/' because born in Wales, was 
his son. 

Edward III, son of Edward II. 
was father of the Black Prince. It 
was the culmination of chivalry. 

EiCHAED II, second son of the 
Black Prince, was deposed, and it is 
not known when or how he died. 

Henry lY, of the house of Lan- 
caster was son of John of Gaunt; call- 
ed '"Bolingbroke from the place where 
he was born; he was a usurper. 

Henry V, his son, born at Mon- 
mouth, was dissipated as a boy but 
great as a king. Succeeded by his son, 

Henry VI, who was proclaimed 
king of England and France while in 
his cradle; he was always a child. In 
his reign began the Wars of the Roses. 

Edward IV y/as son of Richard, 
Duke of York; and his son, 

Edward V, was one of the prin- 
ces murdered in the Tower. 

Richard III, the murderer of the 
princes, y/as defeated and slain at the 
battle of Bosworth, and the Wars of 
the Roses v\^ere decided in favor of the 



NOTES ON ENGLISH KINGS. 



house of Lancaster. 

'Henry VII, son of Otven Tudor, 

Avas the first of the house of Tuclors. 

Maro'aret, his daughter, married Jas, 

17 f 3 J 3 :1 1 a 1, f r o ai \va 3 a 3 3 cam 3 th 3 

Stewarts. 

IlExnY VIIL second son of lienrv 

Vii. \vas married six times. During 

iiis reiccn the Reformation commenced: 

he had three great ministers: Wolsej, 

More and Cromwell 

Edward Vi, his son' bv Jane 
^Seymour, died at sixteen, in 1553. 

]SL\RY I, daughter of Henry Viii 
anl G.ithirins of Aragon, married 
Philip of Spain; was weak and cruel. 

Elizabeth, daughter of Ilenr^/ 

Yin and Aniii-e Eoleyn, and Ifist -of 

the Tudors, reigned from 1558 to 1603. 

■Shakespeare lived during this reign, 

James I, who had been JamesVi 
of Scotland, v^-as the first of the Stew- 
arts, — all of them Vv^eak, 

CkxVhles I, his son, was killed by 
the Puritans. 

Cromwell was the Bismarck of 
the 17th century. 



NOTES ON ENGLISH KINGS. 



CiiELES II ivfis most profligate. 

Jamos II was deposed, lG3o; in tlie 
''Glorious Revolution.'' 

William of Orauc-e and ^Iahy, 
liis ^vife, ruled well. 

Aki:e, tbo dau2;lmer of James i, 
Tv^as the last of the Stewarts. 

George I, the {l:-3t of tiie house 
of Ilauover, was a sou of Sopiiia^.a 
grandaughter of James. 

George ii was his son. 

Geohge III, grandson of Geo. ii, 
was the fatiior of fourteen chihlren. 



Geoug 



eon, was a hnc 
gentleman, Lut a weak I^at^s^,. 

William iv, his successor, died 
in 1S37, and 



V- 



.LGxUA. 



LUgnier or Luward; 
e of Kent, came to the throne. 
She iias nine children. Albert Ed- 
ward* will be king as Edward yii. 



Duk 

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RULERS m RHYME. 

'TAJiT 3.— GeR-IAN KuLEIiS. 

Oh?r!einn._o'iiQ ^-as foriov/ed by Louis, rds son, 
"Who left three kin.-^vlcins, in place cf the one. 
Conrad of Frnnkonia, Snxon TIenry in st^to, 
And three Othos' came on, the lirst called 
the Great, 
Henry Conrad, three Henrys, preceded Lo- 
t' 13 ire, 
Tiion Conrad III, n S?rfd;ian pure. 
Frdorich EaroArosa ^'as elected to relfrn, 

And aft^r JioM linij^i\ed caine ;: Ilci^ry again. 
After Frederick II the povv'er h:id If^id down, 

Rudojpli of Kapshnrg took up tlie crown. 
Albert, Henry and Frederick of Ai: stria reigned 

Loais otihn'ari;.i hi.:; povrer then attained. 
Chn-io:5 the IV then -n-'-hv erose, 
Wencosh-iF, the thTiikini, h\e':hoctois depose, 
laipert, the ?"'^od ;nid then Siglsniund came, 
Vnd the spii'h of Hi^ss ^vent up in the hiinio. 
Albert of Ansttd^i, and n Frederick arise, 

And Ainerien'F eeen thronyh hnropcan eyes, 
Maiiimlllan t?i\.Q. 1 and thezi i 'h::^rh • -f :■ pal^^ 
And after a Ferdinand a ri<:ninhh:^n e;,":hn. 
After EndolphthelltiiidMntthiasiiid passed, 
T^ro Fcrdinimd^ CH;ne, i^^'d hecnoid the I. 
Frederick of Prn^sla rnled ;701, 
Ar^d tiien Frederick IVilIiann Iiis '-Fnll- 
Jla.pter" son. 
• After Frederick tiie Great Jind it:* >:■':' dv: 
camnai:.':n3. 



The Slates ivhich c; 



IS; GTE 3 ON GERMAN RULRS. 

Charlemagne, son of Pepin, 
died 814, leaving akingdcm ccni];.os- 
ed of vvdiat is 3io"\v Germany, Austria, 
France. Spain and Italv. 

L o u I s d i V i d e d t h e k i n g d r m a- 
mong liis three sons. Y\hh. Ari.ulf 
the Carlovingians • becaniii extinct, 
and the sovereis'n di^nitv was made 
elective, and 

Coxr.AD I v;as elected. 

Henp.y I v\'as the son of Otho, of 
Saxony. 

Otiio I, son of Henry, regained 
most of the territory of Charlemagne. 

Otiio II, his son called ''the Red,,'' 
died at Rome, 983. His son, 

Gti-io III, came to the throne 
v;hen orAj three years old, and died 
at twenty -two, after ;i good reign. 

IlExnY II was son of Otho HI. 

CoxKAD II was elected after the 
extinction of the Saxon family. 
Many consider him the founder of 
the Fran c on i an house. 

IlExiiY III, SOP. of Conrad, pro- 
moted learning; he died ten years 
before \¥illiam the Norman landed 



NOTES ON GERMAN nULEIlS: 

in England. 

IiExrvY IV, his son, quarreled 
with the Pope Gregory, and was com- 
pelled to go in winter and beg his par- 
don, exposed for three days before 
'the gates. 

IIenry V, his son, was lust of tlie 
Frariconian line. 

LoTHAiRE ruled twelve years and 
the empire then passed to the great 
house of Iloh en staufen . 

Conrad III was the first of this 
line. His nenhew, 

Frederic Barbarosa succeeded 
him in 1155. followed by 

IIenry VI; and then 

Ferdinand IT. After him the 

house of Ilapsburg began. This was 

a period of strife. 

Rudolph was first of this house. 

The house of Ilapsburg is siill the rul- 
inir house of Austria. 

Albert I, son of Rudolf was am- 
bitious and shrewd. He quarreled 
vrith the Pope, as did the other rulers. 
Henry VII was elected to Lucceed. 
At his death civil war arose. 



NOTES ON GE1IMA.N IIULEHS. 



Frebet^tc was clioson by the peo- 
ple, and ruled until deposed by 

Louis, T^djoni the nollcs ebcted. 

CriAriLES IV WIS »on of John of 

Loheniirs. Ke settled tl^o privileges 

of the eleotnrs, 'wljoce duty it was to 

iAici tlie E-npor^^ro. 

W^ENCESLAUS, lils SOU, was dcpos- 
r 1 1 *ep 

L J , 1 i;uV . 

EuPETiT ruled teii years. 

GiGisiiUND, brotlier of ^Ven^os- 
bus wns next cliosc u. IIo called the 
Council of Constance, where Fore 
oojn ^v.\iii ana ib.O('u clerrw'uian 
assembled. They bunded John JIuss. 

ALBErT XL of Austria, scn-hidiiw 
of Sigisniuud, was given ihe crown at 
his death; it continued to be worn by 
Louse of Austria 
rics. 



T-)F ■ i "»'pn r>c-?'i'^"i. 



i^REUEUTCK III, the second cf 
this house, died in lA'dZ. 

MaxjzvIILIan I, his son, married 
Mary of Burgundy. lie cultivated 
war, literature fiinl art. 

Charles I cf S})ain and V of 
Germany was son cf Fliihn of Austria 



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Mild grnnd-eoii cf Feruii^rnd and J^^- 
bella; al:so j.;r'.]jd-scn of Maximilitin, 
Luther lived diirinrx this r^dcrn. 

Ferdiiiaiid Lis brother succeeded 
hirtn. T]ie Tuid.s ^vere oveririiuini^ 
Europe. 

MAXi\iTLTAX II Ids sou was an ab'e 
monarch and gave rrdigious toleration. 

TvUDOLPii. his pon,' did uot: ho 
^vas v:eak-]idndi d and eui^erstiticu^^. 
Kepler audl'yclio Eraho lived. 

LD,TTi:irs, h'is brotlier, oov-q to 
ti'G throne 1612. The eui^iity be- 
tween the houses of Au;^tria and 
FraucG led to tiie dddrty Years War. 
Ferbixand 11 his coi:sin lbllow(:d. 
Gustavus Adolphus invaded Geiii^a- 
uy. 

Ferdinand III. his pen vras a bet- 
ter ruler. Tlie treaty of Westphalia 
enaed tne war, 

Leopold I made Frederic 1: I hirg 
cf Prussia, as he needed his help du- 
riucx vrar. 

FfvEderici: WiiLiAii made Prus- 
sia's povrer great by means of the ar- 
my. At the death Cd:arles YI. son cf 



KOTES ON GEPvMAN RULERS. 

Leopold. Frederick the Great seized 
part of his domainSj vavl Prussia be- 
came tlie great factor in Gernian pol- 
itic.?. Prussia kept increasing-in im- 
portance uiKier the three FrederJck 
Williams, till, in 18^0, Frederick Will- 
iam of Prussia was elected Emperor 
of Germany as VVilltam I. 

In Austria, }daria Theresia, Charles 

yi, Francis I, Joseph II, Leopold II, 

Fr<incisl[, Ferdinand I. and Francis 

_III, all of the old Ilapsburg house, 

ruled. 



RULEES IN EHYME. 
Part 4. — Spanish Eulers. 



Ferdinad and Isabella and Charles No. one, 
Three Philips succeed liim, and a Charles 
follows on. 
After Philip and Frederick, and two Charles' 
again, 
Joseph Bonaiparte in 1710, 
Ferdinand, Isabella, Eepublican reign, 
Alphonso the XII, the hist king of Spain. 



NOTES ON SPANISH RULEKS. 



Ferdinand^ son of John II of 
Aragon, married Isabella^ sister of 
Henry IV of Castile, and queen of 
that country; and in the union of Ar- 
agon and Castile the kingdom of 
Spain proper began .Their reign was 
a series of successful wars. They 
established the Inquisition. 

Charlks I, who was the V of 
Germany, was grand-son of Ferdi- 
nand and Isabella; and began to reign 
in 1516: 

Philip II, his son, was the hus- 
band of Mary Tudor of England. He 
was a strong adherent of the Romish 
church. He sent the Armada to Eng- 
land. Though he ruled oyer one- 
third of the land on the globe, he died 
a bankrupt, and his reign ended in 
disgrace, 

Phillip III, his son, was a dull 
bigot. 

Phillip IV, his son, resembled 
him. 

Chrles. II, dying in 1700, left 
no son, and the war of the Spanish 
Succession came on; but in the end' 



NOTES ON SPANISH RULERS. 

Louis XIV succeeded in placing his 
grand-son, 

Phillip V, on the throne. He 
was the founder of the Bourbon house 
of Spain, and began to reign at the 
same time as Frederick of Prussia. 

Frederick ruled eleven years. 
; Charles III, his brother ruled 
till 1788. He was an enlightened 
prince" 

Charles IY, his son, was a poor 
ruler. Abdicated in favor of his son, 

Ferdinand VII, who was taken 
prisoner by Napoleon in 1808, and 
Joseph Bonaparte, the brother of Na- 
poleon, was placed on the throne. In 
trying to keep him there, Napoleon 
was finally overpowered by England 

and Spain. At Ferdinand's death, 
Isabella, his daughter began to 
reign. She was driven from the 
throne in 1868, by a revolt, and 

Amadeo of Italy was elected; but 
finding that he could not reign se- 
curely, he abdicated, and Spain was 
changed to a republic. In 1874 



NOTES ON SPANISH RULERS. 

Alphonso, son of Isabella, v^^as 
elected king. He died a few months 
ago. His son, who is now but a few 
months old, will wear the crown as 

Alphonso XIII, when he reaches 
his majority, until which time his 
mother will act as regent. 



RULERS IN RHYME. 

Pakt 5. — Peesidents of the United States. 



Washington, Adams and Jefferson-, Madison 
preceded Monroe, 
Adams, Jackson, Van Buren, Harrison and 
Tyler too. 
Polk, Taylor and Film-ore, Pierce and Bu- 
chanan came, 
Lincoln, Johnson and Grant, the silent man 
of fame, 
Hayes, Gariield and Arthur, Cleveland com- 
ing last. 
We'll know Vfho the next one is when eighty- 
eight is xoast. 



NOTES ON THE PRESIDENTS. 

Geokge Washington, 1789-97. 

Born in West Moreland Co., Va., Feb. 
22nd, 1732. A civil engineer by 
trade. He bad no children to call bim 
father, and so a nation called him so. 
Died December 14th, 1799. 

John Adams, '97-1801. Born at 
Braintree, Mass., Oct. 19th, 1735. 
He Avas a lawyer. Both he and Jef- 
ferson died July 4th, 1826. 

Thomas Jefferson, 1801-1809. 
Born at Shad well, Va., near Monticel- 
lo, where be died. He had" too many 
French ideas to be a practical states- 
man. The law was his profession. 

James Madison, 1809-17. Born 
in Orange Co., Va., March 16th, 1751. 
Graduated at Princeton and made the 
law bis profession. Helped Jay and 
Hamilton edit the '^Federalist." He 
died June 28th, 1826. 

James MonROE, 1817-25. Born 
in the same county and state as Wash- 
ington. After studying law he enter- 
ed the army. Promulgated the Mon- 
roe Doctrine, Died Julv 4th, 1831. 



NOTES ON THE PRESIDENTS. 

John Quincy Adams, 25-29. 
Born at Quincy, Mass., July 11 1767. 
Tlie Adams family is the m.ost illus- 
trious in America, He was a lawyer, 
and a thorough scholar. Died Feb. 
2ad, '48. 

Andrew Jackson, 29-37. Was 
born at Waxhaw, South Ca., 1767. 
He was a lawyer and a good soldier. 
Was called "Old Hickory^' from the 
treaty of "Hickory Ground." Died 
at the "Hermitage," June 8th, '45. 

Marti-n Van Buren, 37-41. He 
was born at Kinderhook, New York,, 
Sep. 5th, 1782. Was a lawyer and a 
shrewd politician. 

Harrison and Tyler, 41-45. 
William Henry Harrison was born in 
Charles City Co., Ya., Feb. 9th, 1773. 
He was a doctor by profession. His 
home was at North Bend^ O. until e- 
lected President, and he died one 
month after election. John Tyler, 
who finished out the administration^ 
was born at Williamsburg, Ya.^ and 
was admitted to the bar at the age of 



NOTES ON THE PRESIDENTS. 

nineteen. 

James K, Polk, 45-49. Born at 
Mecklenberg, Nortii Ca.. Nov. 2nd, 
1755. He defeated Glay, and the 
Mexican War came on. Was a lawyer. 
Died June 5th, 1849. 

Taylor and Filmore, 49-53. 
Zachary Taylor was born at Orange, 
Va., Nov. 24th, 1790. Was a soldier. 
Fought the Mexican War and was e- 
lected by the Whigs, After being in 
office a year, he died July 9th. Mill- 
ard Filmore finished out his term. 
He w^as born in Cayuga Co., N. Y., 
Jan. 7th, 1800. He was a lawyer. 

Franklin Pierce, 53-57, Was 
born at Hillsborough, N. H., Nov. 23d 
1804. Was a lawyer by profession. 

James Buchanan, 57-61. Was 
born in Franklin Co., Pa., April 23d, 
1791. He was a lawyer and a good 
one. "After him came the deluge." 
Died in June ^68, in the 77th year of 
his age. 

Lincoln and Johnson, 61-69. 
Abraham Lincoln was born in Hardin 



NOTES ON THE PRESIDENTS. 

Co., Ky., Feb., 12tli, 1809. He was a 
lawyer by profession. He condnctecl 
the nation through the war. Was 
shot by Booth on the night of April 13, 
'65, and Andrew Johnson finished his 
term. Johnson was a tavlor bv trade, 
and a self-made man. He was the 
only president that Congress has ever 
tried to impeach. 

Ulysses S. Grant, 69-77. Was 
born at Mount Pleasant,' Clermont Co. 
O., and was a tanner by trade and a 
soldier by profession. Yv^as seen by 
more people than any other man that 
ever lived. Died at Mt. McGragor, 
in 1885. 

Rutherford B. Hayes, 77-81. 
Was born at DekiAvare 0., 1822. A 
lawyer by profession, and lives at 
Fremont, 0, 

Garfield and Arthur, 81-85. 
James A. Garfield was born in Cuya- 
hoga Co., 0., Nov. 19th, 1831. Was 
shot by Guiteau, soon after his elec- 
tion. The ministry was his profess- 
ion. Chester A. Arthur finished out 



NOTES ON THE PRESIDENTS. 

his term of office, Arthur is a law- 
3^er and lives at New York. 

Grover Cleveland, 85-89 His 
promotion has been the most rapid of 
them all. He has vetoed more bills 
than any other president. 



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